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Southeast Asia's history has been described as the result of interactions between local and foreign actors. Despite the fact that the region consists of 11 countries today, each nation's history is entwined with that of the others. For example, the peoples of Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia ruled most of Indochina, while the Malay empires of Srivijaya and Malacca encompassed modern-day Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Since prehistoric times, people have lived in Southeast Asia. With varied degrees of influence from China and India, the communities in the area developed into sophisticated cultures. Southeast Asia had a large number of kingdoms. There are two different groups into which the ancient kingdoms fall. Agricultural kingdoms come first. The primary economic activity in agrarian monarchies was agriculture. Mainland Southeast Asia was home to the majority of agrarian states. Ayutthaya Kingdom, situated in the delta of the Chao Phraya River, and the Khmer Empire, situated on the Tonle Sap, are two instances. Maritime states are the second category. Sea trade was essential to maritime states. Maritime states were Malacca and Srivijaya.The several dynasties of Southeast Asia are traced in this encyclopaedia. This book covers the key cultures and traditions of these dynasties, as well as their rise to prominence, effectiveness as kingdom rulers, notable dynasty leaders, and other related topics.